Can Science prove that AA works?
Change is necessary, they say, but sometimes I just don’t like it.
Family is primordial. It defines us. It is who we belong to and who belongs to us. … Addiction changes that.
Acceptance isn’t resignation. Instead, it serves as a starting point for transformation and healing.
Alcoholism is a thief because it takes so much from us mentally, physically, and spiritually. It is cruel thief.
Discernment begins with a dilemma. What should I do? Discernment is also the way out of the dilemma, a method for discovering the way forward.
What remains when we find ourselves in the well of despair—when all is lost? We see no way out of the darkness, no glimmer of light to guide us.
John Curtiss is CEO and co-founder of The Retreat, in Wayzata, MN. The Retreat is the most admired twelve step immersion program in the country.
Sharon Matthew, MA, and Ming Wang, MD, are experts in older adult treatment. They talk about the many special considerations for treating people 55 and older–and their families.
Joe Nowinski, PhD, is the author of “If You Work It, It Works! The Science Behind Twelve Step Recovery.” He is an author and educator who truly understands recovery.
Every fall I feel a renewed sense of gratitude for the people who helped me get sober. I wasn’t looking for help, so their job wasn’t easy. Fortunately, my resistance didn’t stop them from taking action—repeatedly. And for that, I am deeply grateful.
Carver Brown has presented the “Back to Basics” approach to the 12 Steps to more than 7.000 people. He is passionate about recovery.
Spiritual unmanageability grows out of physical and emotional unmanageability, and it is the most pernicious. Where is mercy? Where is love?
What do addiction recovery and religious conversion have in common? How do the Twelve Steps help prevent relapse? What makes them so effective?
